WR Amari Cooper - Oakland Raiders

Summary

Cooper enters 2018 with a lot to prove. After a pair of promising (if often inconsistent) seasons, he had a disastrous third season in 2017. He caught just 48 passes for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns. Almost half of Cooper's yardage came in two big games, while he had less than 10 receiving yards in five different games. The regular no-shows made him impossible to trust for fantasy owners. New head coach Jon Gruden will try to revive Cooper's once-promising career. Gruden has stated that the 24-year old Cooper will be the "focal point" and "headliner" of the offense. Gruden's version of the West Coast offense should be a good fit for Cooper's skillset. He has elite speed and quickness and has shown flashes of excellent route-running ability. However, consistency has been a major problem and drops have plagued Cooper (he leads the NFL in drops over the last three seasons) and seemed to damage his confidence for long stretches. Cooper is a boom/bust fantasy option who could recapture the form that made him such a promising young player or continue to be inconsistent and unreliable. (May 26)